ISBN: 9786133861008 - World's Littlest Skyscraper: Wichita Falls, Texas, Neoclassical Architecture, Cast Stone, Stairway, Fraud, Confidence Trick, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Sobriquet (3 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The McMahonBuilding, better known as the world's littlest skyscraper, is a buildinglocated at 701 LaSalle Street (on the corner of Seventh and LaSalleStreets) in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas. This late Neoclassical stylered brick and cast stone structure is 40 ft (12 m) tall, and itsexterior dimensions are 18 ft (5.5 m) deep and 10 ft (3.0 m) wide. Itsinterior dimensions are approximately 12 ft (3.7 m) by 9 ft (2.7 m) (108sq ft (10.0 m2)). Steep, narrow, internal stairways leading to the upperfloors occupy roughly 25 percent of the interior area. The result of afraudulent investment scheme by a confidence man, the McMahon Buildingwas a source of great embarrassment to the city and its residents afterits completion in 1919. During the 1920s, the McMahon Building wasfeatured in Robert Ripley's Ripley's Believe It or Not! syndicatedcolumn as 'the world's littlest skyscraper,' a sobriquet that has stuckwith the building ever since.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The McMahonBuilding, better known as the world's littlest skyscraper, is a buildinglocated at 701 LaSalle Street (on the corner of Seventh and LaSalleStreets) in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas. This late Neoclassical stylered brick and cast stone structure is 40 ft (12 m) tall, and itsexterior dimensions are 18 ft (5.5 m) deep and 10 ft (3.0 m) wide. Itsinterior dimensions are approximately 12 ft (3.7 m) by 9 ft (2.7 m) (108sq ft (10.0 m2)). Steep, narrow, internal stairways leading to the upperfloors occupy roughly 25 percent of the interior area. The result of afraudulent investment scheme by a confidence man, the McMahon Buildingwas a source of great embarrassment to the city and its residents afterits completion in 1919. During the 1920s, the McMahon Building wasfeatured in Robert Ripley's Ripley's Believe It or Not! syndicatedcolumn as 'the world's littlest skyscraper,' a sobriquet that has stuckwith the building ever since.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 92 pp. Englisch.…